The House of Representatives on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to ensure that the £4.2million Ibori loot be returned to Delta State.
InsideOjudu had on Tuesday reported that the United Kingdom signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to return the sum of £4.2 million assets stolen by former Delta State Governor, James Ibori to Nigeria.
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami at the ceremony of the MOU said the recovery of the stolen fund is part of the efforts of the current administration to fight corruption and that the money will be used for the construction of the second Niger Bridge, Abuja-Kano road, and Lagos-Ibadan Express road.
Despite criticism from different quarters on why the funds will be retained by the Federal government, Malami during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today insisted that the funds will be used for federal projects and not returned to the Delta State Government where it was pilfered from.
But, the lawmakers on Wednesday at the plenary session insisted that the funds were stolen from Delta State and as such should rightly be returned to the state.
They added that the funds are needed for the infrastructural development of the state.
This was the resolution reached after a motion of urgent public importance which was sponsored by all the lawmakers from Delta State.
Meanwhile, the lawmakers said the total money is £6.2 million and not £4.2 million as is being reported.
The House also asked the Federal Ministry of Finance to direct the Attorney General of Federation, Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, and give the House all particulars relating to the recovered money.